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Travel Writers' Secrets: Top Travel Planning Tips

by Dr. Jessie Voigts /
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Jun 08, 2010 / 3 comments

I’ve got a GREAT list of travel tips for you!

Semana Santa

by La Sevillana /
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Apr 01, 2010 / 0 comments

Semana Santa, or Holy Week, as I recently explained to my American students, is celebrated in Andalusia through religious processions (called pasos) that wind their way day and night through the streets of cities and towns. As with so many Spanish traditions, such as bullfighting, it’s almost impossible to convey an accurate picture of Semana Santa celebrations to anyone who has never attended one. They must be experienced rather than understood at an intellectual level.

The Real Ramen

by Joshua Beatty / Jan 07, 2010 / 1 comments

Just about anyone who went to college in the United States after about 1990 has heard of Ramen noodles. Some Americans pronounce this word as “Ray-man” noodles.

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Magical Snowland at Great Wolf Lodge

It's always a pleasure for us to visit Great Wolf Lodge, especially our favorite location in Traverse City. We've been fortunate to visit during Howl-o-ween, and this past week we visited for Snowland, during a blizzard!

The Land of Céad míle Fáilte

by Trish Clark /
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Dec 03, 2009 / 0 comments

Most travellers don’t need much of an excuse to visit Ireland, but those who do could possibly use Celtic history and the Irish culture, tracing the family tree, the fine crystal, the rolling green countryside, horseracing, Gaelic football, Irish pubs or folk dancing, literature, art or music.

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Great Wolf Lodge Traverse City

Great Wolf Lodge Traverse City

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A Kid's Perspective on Howl-o-Ween at Great Wolf Lodge

This week we were lucky enough to visit Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City.

Foodie Finds: Best Place to Eat in Saugatuck, Michigan

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Sep 16, 2009 / 5 comments

Foodie Finds: Best Place to Eat in Saugatuck, Michigan

 

Foodie Finds: Tea and Art in Historic Savannah

by smartpoodle / Aug 20, 2009 / 1 comments

 

Savannah, Georgia

Triana's Aquatic Virgin

by La Sevillana /
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Aug 06, 2009 / 1 comments

I live in the Triana neighborhood of Seville. Triana, legendary (and some would say, mythological) home of bullfighters and gypsies. There's a certain romance here, I like to think, that you won't find in other districts. It's a nice neighborhood, made even nicer by the fact that we now have (yet) another virgin.

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